East Timor...
Yes, a small island neighboring Indonesia!
The film was focusing on music.
The director, who was a young Japanese female, took attention to the lyrics of
songs that locals sang.
Sad ones. They were singing about the bloody battle toward independence
which prolonged for more that quarter a century.
Brutal Indonesian military led by Soeharto killed, raped, thousands of innocent citizens
along with light-armed force of East Timor.
Other countries and international organization kept their eyes closed.
Japan, by then and even now as one of leading economical and political power in the region,
financially aided Indonesian government and was one of the only developed nations
which opposed the independence of East Timor.
With the independence announced in 2002, Japan started supporting East Timor,
as if nothing happened.
As I am not an expert in this topic, I cannot say anything but my opinion.
However, I feel something about this as a Japanese.
Should my government reinforce the policy without philosophy?
Because from my view, I cannot see the consistency and clarity.
Thus, I am deeply felt touched by this fact.
With all of these things, what is left for me to support them further develop?
Is it safe to assume that these people want same things as ours?
Questions remain unanswered.
But one thing I can say is that they will need a better security of life.
Waters, sanitation, electricity...basic stuffs.
So I will try to develop a product that will secure their basic lives by today's global standard.
Should my government reinforce the policy without philosophy?
Because from my view, I cannot see the consistency and clarity.
Thus, I am deeply felt touched by this fact.
With all of these things, what is left for me to support them further develop?
Is it safe to assume that these people want same things as ours?
Questions remain unanswered.
But one thing I can say is that they will need a better security of life.
Waters, sanitation, electricity...basic stuffs.
So I will try to develop a product that will secure their basic lives by today's global standard.